''Ladies Hostel'' is a 1973

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film, directed by Hariharan and produced by Dr. Balakrishnan. The film stars Prem Nazir,

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and Pattom Sadan in the lead roles. The film had musical score by

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. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Then Sinduthe Vaanam'' starring Sivakumar and Jayachithra.

Cast

* Prem Nazir as Rajan *

as Lally *

as Kunju * Pattom Sadan *

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as Bharathan *Shanthi * T. S. Muthaiah as Raghavan *Latheef *Abbas *Ambalappuzha Rajamma *Ambili *

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as Kuttan Pilla *Bappukutty * Bhaskaran *C. L. John *C. R. Lakshmi *Jaya * K. P. Ummer as Gopi * Khadeeja *Lissy *

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as Hostel Warden Kumari Malathi Amma *Paappi *

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as Vakkeel *

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as Annamma * Seema as Saleena *Pushpa *R. K. Menon *Radhamani *Rajkumar *S. V. Namboodiri * Sadhana as Reetha *Sidhan * Sujatha as Rama *Vanaja *

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as Ravi

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

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and Dr. Balakrishnan.

References

External links

* 1973 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Hariharan Malayalam films remade in other languages {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub